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India's 2-in-1 heaviest private satellite by Galax Eye set for May 3 launch
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (656+ words) India's space startup Galax Eye Space Solutions Private Ltd is gearing up for its maiden mission, with its first satellite scheduled for launch on May 3. The 190-kg spacecraft, part of the company's Drishti mission, will be carried into orbit aboard…...
Centre launches indigenous real-time SMS-based emergency alert system
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (368+ words) The Centre on Saturday (May 2) formally launched the indigenous Cell Broadcast emergency alert system, which will be used to send emergency SMS alerts in case of severe natural calamities or incidents like gas leaks. Millions of mobile users received such…...
Andhra's Markapur heat surge signals new climate hotspot
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (341+ words) The Federal With temperatures touching 45. 01degrees C in Anumalapalli near Markapur, Andhra Pradesh is once again reeling under intense summer heat The town has overtaken Rentachintala'long known as the state's hottest location'in recording extreme temperatures this year. Across April 2026, temperatures between…...
Is 40+ degrees the new early-summer normal in South India as extreme weather intensifies?
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (543+ words) South India is facing an unprecedented heatwave, with Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Kerala experiencing dangerously high temperatures far earlier than usual. As global warming accelerates seasonal shifts, spring is rapidly disappearing, replaced by prolonged and extreme summer conditions that…...
Why RSS narrative on destroyed ancient science is problematic | Irfan Habib interview
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (901+ words) In this episode of Off The Beaten Track, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay spoke to historian S Irfan Habib, a scholar of Indian scientific traditions, on the history of Indian science, scientific temper, and the politicisation of knowledge. Habib said India's scientific traditions…...
IMD issues advisories as heatwaves scorch north India, Kerala records high UV radiation
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1383+ words) Delhi logged its hottest day of the season on Saturday recording a maximum temperature at 42. 8 degrees Celsius. Southern states too are not spared from the the intense heat with temperatures in Kerala hitting higher than 40 degrees. Odisha too is reeling…...
How Srinivasa Ramanujan transformed mathematics, and left the world wondering how he did it
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (752+ words) There is a prize for excellence in mathematics known as the Fields Medal (often considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in mathematics), established in 1936. It is awarded once every four years for outstanding work by mathematicians under the age…...
India's first private orbital rocket Vikram-1 heads to launchpad in Sriharikota
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (261+ words) Also read: ISRO plans to send astronauts to Moon by 2040 The startup confirmed that major pre-launch milestones have already been completed. Most notably, Vikram-1 successfully cleared the Integrated Electrical Test (IET) Campaign Phase 3, considered one of the most critical stages…...
How 'Madras Time' played a crucial role in the evolution of Indian Standard Time
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (1490+ words) Inside the Madras Observatory. "Madras Time" played a crucial role in the evolution of Indian Standard Time." Consider an everyday event. An online meeting is scheduled for noon. Participants in Bombay, Kolkata, Port Blair, Srinagar, and Madurai all join at…...
The chimera called "Mahakal Time" and why it is merely empty rhetoric
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1244+ words) The suggestion is symbolic and does evoke national pride. Ujjain, after all, holds an important place in India's intellectual and cultural history. However, there are two issues: the Minister's claim about Ujjain's unique geographical position is erroneous and the world…...